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  Dubai / WAM The UAE has topped the list of GCC countries in advertising spending in the first quarter of 2017 with AED1.5 billion, accounting for 46 percent of the total advertising expenditure across the Gulf region, according to TBWA Worldwide, a top 10 ranked global advertising network. The UAE is followed in the second place by Saudi Arabia ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Arab Trade Financing Programme (ATFP) approved US$ 1.108 billion in credit facilities all over the last year, bringing to $13.3 billion the total credit provided by the programme for boosting inter-Arab trade since its establishment. This is announced by Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al-Hamoody, ATFP Chairman and CEO, during the 28th annual meeting of ...

  Riyadh / WAM The workings of the second group of the UAE-KSA Joint Determination Retreat, organised by the UAE-Saudi Co-ordination Council, were launched in Riyadh on Thursday, with the attendance and participation of ministers, high officials and general managers from both countries. The retreat came from the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and his ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the ‘Edha’at’ (Arabic for ‘Flashes’) event, to share success stories and innovative initiatives as part of the Knowledge Management’s initiatives, and promote and encourage innovation and continued development among DEWA’s employees. 18 success stories were shared by a number of creative and innovative employees of Distribution Power Division during the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The five-day long Culture Summit 2017 held at Manarat Al Saadiyat, the Cultural District of Abu Dhabi, under the theme, “The Creative Mind of the Connected World: Culture as a Change Agent in the Digital Age,” concluded on Thursday, with an emphasis on influential role of culture and arts in tackling socioeconomic and political challenges. The ...

  Dubai / WAM The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) will hold its third joint workshop with the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai, from April, 16-20. Similar to the past two joint workshops with the UNESCO, HHC seeks to move forth ...

  Dubai / WAM Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Executive Council HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired on Thursday morning a meeting of the council at Emirates Tower, in the presence of Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chief Executive of Emirates Group H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The meeting reviewed various topics ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah University received a delegation from Iraq’s University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH), aiming to discuss mutual cooperation between the two universities in the areas of academic and students’ exchange. The delegation that included Dr Mohammed Mochtar, Vice Chancellor of UKH, and Karwan Akram Ezzat, Director of Engineering and Services Department in UKH, met with Dr. Salah Taher ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai Culture, has announced the latest edition of its ‘Live our Heritage Festival’, which will run under the theme ‘UAE Folk Arts’ from April, 14-18 at Mirdif City Centre. The final day of ‘Live our Heritage Festival’ will coincide with World Heritage Day, the annual event that is held on April 18. ...

  Dubai / WAM A delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), reviewed the latest technology and research on driverless vehicles during a visit to the Carnegie Mellon University and Uber Company in the United States. The visit was part of efforts to develop the Dubai Driverless Transport Strategy Project. Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of ...